Turaida Castle | |
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Vidzeme, Turaida, Latvia | |
Coordinates | 57°10′56″N 24°51′01″E / 57.18222°N 24.85028°E |
Type | Castle |
Site information | |
Condition | Partly restored |
Site history | |
Built | 1214 |
Built by | Livonian Brothers of the Sword |
In use | Abandoned in 1776 |
Turaida Castle (Latvian: Turaidas pils, German: Treiden, Treyden; meaning Thor's garden in Livonian) is a recently reconstructed medieval castle in Turaida, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, on the opposite bank of the Gauja River from Sigulda.